Introduction to Internet Technologies

"The future ain't what it used to be."
Casey Stengel

"The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet."
William Gibson

Internet Storm Center

Free Privacy and Security tests at AuditMyPC.com

Lesson 1: Exploring the History and Development of the Internet
Lesson 2: Examining the Working of the Internet
Lesson 3: Examining the World Wide Web
Lesson 4: Exploring Website Development and Maintenance
Lesson 5: Exploring Internet Communication Services
Lesson 6: Examining Internet Security
Lesson 7: Getting Familiar with Emerging Internet Trends
Appendix
Tools for our class
Places to visit

Lesson 1: Exploring the History and Development of the Internet

Topic 1A: Overview of the Internet p. 2

Using the internet

Learn the Net
The Internet and the World Wide Web [Baltimore County Public Library]
Glossary of Internet & Web Jargon
NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary
Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms and Definitions

Origins and Development of the Internet

Gopher

World of Ends [Doc Searls and David Weinberger]
Pew Internet & American Life Project
1. Bloggers: A portrait of the internet's new storytellers

Topic 1B: Overview of the World Wide Web (WWW) p. 9
Topic 1C: Origins and Development of the Internet p. 13
What does it "look like"?

Lesson 2: Examining the Working of the Internet

Topic 2A: The Physical Structure of the Internet p. 22
Topic 2B: Data Movement Across the Internet p. 28
Topic 2C: Internet Protocols p. 37
Topic 2D: Internet Addressing p. 42
1. Double Slash in Web Addresses Are Superfluous, Says Internet Architect
2. WhatIsMyIP.com
3. Port Numbers
4. Port Numbers [23, 80, 21, 70...]
5. SubnetOnline.com Network Resources
6. IP Version 6 (IPv6)
7. History of the Domain Name System DNS
8. AnalogX - DNSDig
9. DNS LOC: Geo-enabling the Domain Name System
10. Root-Zone: Index by TLD Code Country Codes
11. http://www.learn.to/ [The WebAlias Network ]
12. the official US Domain Registry kids.us .mil
13. ICANN | Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)
14. ICANN-Accredited Registrars
15. Domain Information
  1. Domain lookup [EchoEcho.Com Tools]
  2. easyWhois
  3. InterNIC Whois Search
  4. Whois Source - Wildcard Domain Search Lookup
  5. uwhois.com
16. myIPaddress.com
17. Reverse IP Lookup Decimal/Dotted-Quad Conversion [Try 198.76.201.196 ]
18. PURL [Persistent Uniform Resource Locator]
19. Snurl | SnipURL - Snippetty snip snip with your long URLs!
20. Geo Tags for HTML Resource Discovery
21. Obfuscated URLs / HTML
  1. Decimal IP URLs
  2. Decipher obfuscated URLs
  3. Examples of Obfuscated URLs
  4. How to Obscure Any URL
  5. Obfuscated-HTML De-obfuscation Tools
  6. Web page decryption
  7. Email-Cloak
Topic 2E: Internet Access p. 55
1. Peer to Peer Network
  1. Troubleshooting a Peer to Peer Network
2. Dial-up / Dedicated Line
3. ISDN
  1. ISDN
  2. Brainstorm Networks: Decicated ISDN
4. DSL : Digital Subscriber Line
5. Cable
6. Wireless
7. Fixed Wireless
8. Satellite Internet
9. Fiber to the Home
  1. Fiber to the Home Tutorial
10. Power Line Communications (PLC)
11. High-Speed Sites
12. Test your connection speed
13. DIY home computer networking guides - HomeNetHelp.com
14. Welcome to the Broadband Guide
15. broadbandreports.com - the place for BROADBAND

Lesson 3: Examining the World Wide Web

Topic 3A: Explore Websites p. 68
1. A Look behind the Web
2. HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol
3. Web Pages and Other Content
Topic 3B: Examine Web Clients p. 75
- Web Clients Browsers
  1. Browser Watch
  2. Web Browsers
  3. How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder IE
  4. gemal.dk :: BrowserSpy
  5. HTTP Header Viewer
  6. Environment Variables
  7. The Web Standards Project
  8. Viewable with Any Browser
  9. Cross-Browser Issues
  10. Designing for Multiple Browsers Without Being Bland
  11. AnyBrowser.com - Your Source for Browser Compatibility Verification
  12. BrowserCam Screen Capture Service
- Cookies!
- Caching
  1. Caching Tutorial for Web Authors and Webmasters
- Web Hosting
  1. Changing Web Hosts? Step-By-Step Guide
- The OpenURL Framework for Context-Sensitive Services
Topic 3C: Examine Web Servers p. 86
Topic 3D: Explore Web Applications p. 97
Topic 3E: Explore Web Addressing p. 107
- DNS
  - List of DNS record types
  - CNAME record "Canonical"
  - DNAME record
  - What Is A, Mx, And Cname Records
  - Oversimplified DNS - Canonical Names (CNAME): Check CNAME records
  - DNS Troubleshooting
Topic 3F: Search the Web p. 120
- A Place to Start

Lesson 4: Exploring Website Development and Maintenance

Topic 4A: Website Development p. 132
Topic 4B: Web Content Authoring p. 136
- Tools for Web Page Authoring
Topic 4C: Web Graphic Creation p. 142
- Tools for Web Page Design
- Cow or elephant?
Topic 4D: Web Programming p. 149
Topic 4E: Web Hosting p. 157
Topic 4F: Website Maintenance and Administration p. 165
- ID Serve
- Web Site Management Tools
- So You Want to Run Your Own Server
- Website Traffic Analysis
- WebTrends Reports for University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- WebTrends Live [Demo]
- WebLog Expert - Powerful log analyzer
- Server Load Balancing Technology
http://www.dhark.info//tii/everything_for_coffee/

Lesson 5: Exploring Internet Communication Services

Topic 5A: Electronic Mail (Email) p. 172
- WebMail vs Email Clients
- Email Clients
- mailinglist
- Internet Technical Resources: Email
- A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email
- Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload
- Using E-mail Effectively
- Internet Mail Consortium
- The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email
- SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
- Emoticons ;-) :-) :-|
- IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol
- Tagline database - one liners for your forum/email signatures
- WebMail
  1. mail2web.com
- Email Encryption
  1. Ciphire Mail
- Privacy
  1. 4t HIT Mail Privacy
  2. PGP Corporation
- MIME
- HTML E-mail
Topic 5B: Transfer Files Through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) p. 183
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol
- FTP 101 - A Beginner's Guide Example FTP site
- passive FTP
- Command Line FTP
- ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/
- Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists [ftp]
- FTP root at ftp.isi.edu
- FTP Server Overview
- FileZilla - The free FTP solution
- WS_FTP How to FTP using WS-FTP
- CuteFTP Cute FTP Tutorial Cute FTP 4.2 Tutorial
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/
Topic 5C: Instant Messaging (IM) p. 193
Topic 5D: Internet Forums p. 202
Google Groups

Topic 5E: Internet Telephony p. 208
- Skype note on
- Vonage
- Net2Phone
- Packet8
- Google: Computers > Internet > Telephony > Internet Phone
Topic 5F: Online Gaming p. 215
- OnlineGamingWebsites.com
- Games - Free Online Games at Addicting Games!
- Virtual Worlds Review: Virtual Worlds List By Category
- World of Warcraft (Wikipedia)
- Second Life
  - Virtual Environments Enable New Models of Learning
- There - The online virtual world that is your everyday hangout

Lesson 6: Examining Internet Security

Topic 6A: Internet Security Issues p. 224
- Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section (US Department of Justice)
- Internet Storm Center
- F-Secure Corporation's Data Security Summarys
- The Top Cyber Security Risks
- Schneier on Security
- Computer Security Day
1. Organizations:
  1. CERT Coordination center (CERT/CC) US-CERT
  2. NIST: The Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse (CSRC)
  3. The SANS Institute Online incidents.org
  4. www.fraud.org
  5. Stay Safe on Line
  6. SecurityFocus
  7. WiredSafety [ Internet safety, help & education]
1. Guides:
2. Beginner's Guide to Computer Security
3. How To Become A Hacker
1. Google Web Directory - Computers > Security
2. W3C Security Home
3. Beyond-Security's SecuriTeam.com
4. ATTRITION Security.
5. Shields Up! Internet Connection Security for Windows Users
6. Spychecker
7. 2600: The Hacker Quarterly
8. Attack of the Killer Script Kiddie
9. HackerWhacker
10. Home Network Security
11. Password
  1. Perfect Passwords GRC's Ultra High Security Password Generator
12. Copyright
  1. Creative Commons
  2. Copyright Website
  3. An Example of Copyright Infringement or Web Page Piracy
  4. Copyright basics for Web authors and users
  5. Purloining and Pilfering
  6. U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
  7. Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues
  8. Copyrighted Music and Internet Publishing
  9. Crash Course in Copyright
  10. Copyright Clearance Center
  11. Copyright Law and You
  12. DigitalConsumer.org
13. Privacy
14. Phishing
15. Hoaxes and Misinformation
16. Worms
  1. Gibe Worm Poses as a Microsoft Update
  2. The Spread of the Code-Red Worm (CRv2) [Watch it Spread!]
  3. The Spread of the Code-Red Worm
  4. Code Red: Is this the Apocalypse?
  5. Code Red: Worm Assault on the Web
  6. First PDF Worm Hits PC Users
17. Virus / Antivirus
  1. McAfee.com - Virus Map
  2. Antivirus Software
  3. CERT Computer Virus Resource page
  4. eicar - European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research Anti-Virus test file
18. Spyware
  1. Spychecker OptOut -- Internet Spyware Detection and Removal
  2. SpyBot Search & Destroy
  3. SpywareInfo
  4. XP-AntiSpy
  5. The Trouble With Spyware & Advertising-Supported Software
  6. Privacy Power! Home: Adware, Badware & Spyware Profiles
  7. Privacy Analysis of your Internet Connection
19. Denial of Service
  1. Denial of Service (DoS) Attack Resources
  2. Denial of Service Attacks [PDF - 8 pages]
  3. Overview of Scans and DDoS Attacks [PDF - 3 pages]
  4. The Strange Tale of the DoS Attacks against GRC.COM
20. Trojan Horse
  1. E-card Sneakware Delivers Web Porn parasite: Cytron
21. Browser hijackers
  1. Nasty Malware Fouls PCs With Porn
  Sneaky Toolbar Hijacks Browsers ["drive-by downloader"]
22. Other Pains
  1. Anti-Phishing Working Group
  2. and.doxdesk.com [find Unsolicited Commercial Software]
  3. Spyware Weekly > Xupiter
  4. Pop-Up Ads, Part 1: Good? Bad? Ugly? Part 2: Usage Guidelines for Legitimate Marketers
  5. Windows PopUP SPAM
  6. Information on X10 Advertising
  7. How to avoid the wait: defeating ad banners @ DataDragon.com
  8. The Proxomitron - Universal Web Filter
  9. Pop-Up Stopper
  10. PopUp Killer
  11. Smasher ( stop popup ads, clean pc, stealth cookies, web bugs )
  12. AdSubtract.com - We Subtract the Ads!
  13. WebWasher Test Page Bruce's Independent WebWasher Workshop
  14. Internet Explorer URL Spoofing Vulnerability
  15. USB Flash Drives: Useful Device or Security Threat?
Topic 6B: Overview of Security Tools p. 237
- Firewall
- Caching / Proxy Servers
  1. Web Caching: Making the Most of Your Internet Connection
  2. Brian D. Davison's Web Caching and Content Delivery Resources Caching Tutorial for Web Authors and Webmasters
  3. Caching.com
  4. The Open Directory Project pages for Internet Proxy Caching Servers.
  5. Network World's caching resources page.
  6. The Resource - Proxies
  7. Microsoft Proxy Server
  8. Squid Web Proxy Cache
  9. Netscape Proxy Server
  10. Apache module mod_proxy
  11. WinGate [personal/medium proxy server]
- TEMPEST
  1. TEMPEST
  2. The Complete, Unofficial TEMPEST Information Page
Topic 6C: Ecommerce Security Issues p.

Secure Websites in Plain English

Topic 6D: Configure Security Settings in a Browser p. 261
- Security and privacy features in Internet Explorer 8
- How to Set Security Options in the Firefox Browser

Lesson 7: Getting Familiar with Emerging Internet Trends

Topic 7A: Current Web Trends and Technologies p. 278
- Cloud Computing
- Web 2.0
  - Open API
    - OpenSocial
    - SOAP
  - dhark's photostream (Flickr)
  - Twine
  - Twiter David's Twiter
- Blogs
  - David's TypePad Blog
  - Blogspot: David J. Hark
- Wikis
  - David Hark's PBwiki
  - dhark's Wiki
- Social Networks
- Feeds
  - David's Multiply Site
- Podcasts
  - podcast.com
- Widgets
  - Web widget
  - Ticker Tocker - Free Wedding Tickers and Counters
- Mashups
  - Mashup (web application hybrid)
  - dhark
- RIAs
  - Rich Internet application
  - Mebo
Topic 7B: Emergent Internet Technologies p. 293
- Internet radio
  - Pandora
- Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
- Mapping Services
  - Google Maps / Google Earth
- Semantic Web

Appendix A: FTP Commands p. 303
- Command Line FTP
Appendix B: How to Log In to a Remote Host Using a Command-Line FTP Utility p. 305

Tools for our class:

Web Accessibility Toolbar [For IE], Version 2.0 WAT for IE 2.0
Sam Spade
- download (1.76mb)
Visualware
- MyConnection PC Lite
- VisualRoute Lite Edition On-line Demo
- Test My Connection Speed (On-Line)
- Test My Connection for VoIP Quality (On-Line)
FileZilla
FrontierNet Network Speed Test
Internet wayback machine

Places to visit:

Business Blogging Software | Compendium Blogware
- http://www.compendium.com/ 206.246.144.97
The Queen
- http://www.royal.gov.uk/ 89.151.94.50
Site officiel du musée du Louvre
- http://www.louvre.fr/ 160.92.103.98
Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Israel
- http://www.biu.ac.il 132.70.61.50
Alice Springs Town Council - Alice Springs, Central Australia, Northern Territory - The Alice
- http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/ 202.4.227.1
paleontology group University of Basle, El Molino Formation, Sucre, Bolivia
- http://pages.unibas.ch/earth/paleo/molino.htm 131.152.226.130
The University of New Mexico
- http://www.unm.edu/ 129.24.168.10

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